Should World War II be remembered in American history as the “good war”?
Write a paper that defends your position. For full credit your paper must: – Be a minimum 3 pages in length – Double spaced, size 12 font, 1 inch margins – Quote 3 primary source readings in your paper that utilize the in-text citation format, examples below: “We demand a graduated income tax” (Populist party) “Cast down your bucket” (Booker T Washington) If you need to cite the textbook, use in-text citations with the author’s last name and page number, example below: “William McKinley won the election of 1896” (Brinkley, 54) – No online or outside sources are to be used in writing assignment. – Keep citations to a minimum – when using quotes, no more than 3 lines, and 4 total citations. – Must have the historical evidence department. There needs to be actual historical events in these assignments. – Using simple English. -One of the source is the book of Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation, Volume II, 8th edition (McGraw Hill, 2014) ISBN: 978-1259284755. Let me know if you need the PDF file. -Thesis statement must be specific to answer the paper question, not general. Things that happened –Evidence can not be disputed by others –Evidence is specific •Events (Battle of Cajamarca) •People (Christopher Columbus) •Places (The island of Hispaniola) •Statistics (Spanish king took 20% tax from silver) •Documents (Journal of Columbus What is a thesis? –A thesis answers the question –A thesis is an argument •not a statement of fact •It makes a claim that others can dispute –A thesis provides an outline or a “roadmap” for the rest of your paper •Reader should have an idea of what is going to be discussed in the paper

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